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By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 08:24:13 AM.

A lot of times a forward will deke himself out. He′ll have the goalie beat but he already has his mind made up that he′s going to do something else. He′ll actually fumble it before he can shoot it. Remember make the goalie make the save. Don′t make it easy...

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Thursday, April 12th, 2018 21:09:19 PM.

BOUNCE-BACK MENTALITY The best goalies know they′re going to have bad goals and more bad games. In an 82-game season it′s impossible not to. They can shrug it off and not let it get to them. Positive self-talk and a positive attitude are the keys to this. Goalies get scored...

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Thursday, April 12th, 2018 21:09:30 PM.

You can practice your backhander just like you would the wrist shot. Line up near the boards with some pucks. Pick out spots on the boards (one low and one high) and practice hitting the target. Remember to concentrate on your weight transfer and follow through. It′s also good to...

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 06:21:46 AM.

A lot of times a forward will deke himself out. He′ll have the goalie beat but he already has his mind made up that he′s going to do something else. He′ll actually fumble it before he can shoot it. Remember make the goalie make the save. Don′t make it easy...

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Thursday, April 12th, 2018 21:09:07 PM.

SKATING SKILLS The foundation of goaltending is based on balance and edges. The better skater you are the better goaltender you will be. Before every practice and every game your warmup should consist of simple skating drills: T-pushes shuffles and slides. You use a T-push for long crease movements. Push...

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Thursday, April 12th, 2018 21:08:46 PM.

Repetitions without being repetitive. We are all guilty of relying on our favorite tried-and-true drills to work on specific skills. A coach should not lose sight of the importance of continuing to promote skill development but mixing in different drills and small area games with new objectives can go a...

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Thursday, April 12th, 2018 21:09:13 PM.

It′s important to keep your head up when passing the puck. Most bad passes are caused by not looking up to spot your intended target. You should also be aware of where you are on the ice. Blind cross-ice passes are the leading cause of grey hairs among hockey coaches....

By Avdotya Klara. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Thursday, April 12th, 2018 21:09:24 PM.

Sometimes a player makes the mistake of carrying the puck in front of him so the goalie knows what he′s going to do because he can′t shoot the puck from that position. As you get close to the net bring the puck to your side so you can either take...